Gerhard Sigvald Pedersen (April 9, 1912 in

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– June 4, 1987) was a Danish boxer who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. He represented the clubs Esbjerg AK 1917 and Esbjerg BBK. In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the welterweight class after winning the third-place fight against Roger Tritz of France.

1936 Olympic results

Below are the results of Gerhard Pedersen, a Danish boxer who competed in the welterweight division at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: * Round of 32: defeated Enrique Giaverni (Chile) on points * Round of 16: defeated Rudolf Andreassen (Norway) on points * Quarterfinal: defeated Raul Rodriguez (Argentina) on points * Semifinal: lost to Sten Suvio (Finland) on points * Bronze Medal Bout: defeated Roger Tritz (France) on points (won bronze medal)

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1912 births 1987 deaths Welterweight boxers Olympic boxers for Denmark Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in boxing Danish male boxers Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics 20th-century Danish sportsmen Boxers from Copenhagen {{denmark-Olympic-medalist-stub